The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is using new technologies to make the old Waste Disposal Engineering Landfill, in Andover, a better neighbor. An active gas-extraction system efficiently draws landfill gases from the buried mixed municipal solid waste. The landfill gases, mainly methane, are burned in an enclosed flare on site, thereby preventing the possible […]
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Finding better ways to manage pollutants at the WDE closed landfill (Andover)
May 1st, 2013 
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Water use and sustainability (an update)
April 29th, 2013 knowtheflow On March 11, 2013 the League of Women Voters ABC (Anoka, Blaine and Coon Rapids) held a forum on Water Supply Sustainability in the North Metro. The conversation continues throughout the state. Metropolitan Council Environmental Services Manager, Keith Buttleman’s, presentation (Testing the limits of the regions aquifers) shows a shift in metropolitan municipal water use from surface […]
ReUSE Minnesota Launches
April 22nd, 2013 knowtheflow A new way of thinking about sustainability has been sweeping the country, and reuse is leading. The “three R’s” (reduce, reuse and recycle) have been part of our conversation for many years, it is only now that reuse is getting the attention that it deserves. Businesses, industries and environmental agencies all agree that a sound […]
Seal old wells to protect groundwater and nearby drinking water wells
April 16th, 2013 knowtheflow Property owners in the wellhead protection areas of pubic water supply wells are urged to perform a voluntary well survey. Until properly sealed, unused (abandoned) wells threaten the safety of nearby active wells. Abandoned wells within the wellhead protection area of a public supply well (known as the Drinking Water Supply Management Area – see […]
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Summer Programs for Home Schoolers
April 14th, 2013 knowtheflow Wargo Nature Center (7701 Main Street, Lino Lakes, MN 55038) offers monthly home school classes for a variety of ages. Professional naturalists provide quality environmental, recreational and natural history programs that emphasize hands-on, experiential learning. Programs take place on the third Thursday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to Noon, or in the afternoon from 2:00 […]
Where does storm water end up?
April 10th, 2013 knowtheflow WCCO “Good Question” reporter Heather Brown, leads a camera crew into the Minneapolis storm sewers to show what happens to all that melting snow and rainwater that runs off our roads and into the storm drains. The answer gives us all a good reason to do our part in keeping waste and pollution from reaching […]
Radon testing can be good for your health
April 8th, 2013 knowtheflow According to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), an estimated one in three homes harbor high levels of radon that pose a considerable health risk of lung cancer over many years of exposure. Testing for the radioactive gas can make a homeowner or home buyer aware to take measures that reduce exposure to this hidden threat. […]
Columbia Heights High is competing in the Metro Area Envirothon
April 1st, 2013 knowtheflow The 2013 Metro Area Envirothon is a a problem solving natural resources competition for both Junior High (grades 6-8) and Senior High (grades 9-12) students. Students are tested on their knowledge of Minnesota’s natural resources – Aquatics, Forestry, Soils, Wildlife, and a current environmental issue that changes from year to year. This year the Envirothon […]
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Anoka County Compost Sites are Open
April 1st, 2013 knowtheflow Anoka County Compost Sites are open to accept resident’s yard waste. Locations, hours and a small fee is listed on the Compost Sites page. For more information contact Integrated Waste at 763-323-5731.
Plan ahead to celebrate Arbor Day
March 24th, 2013 knowtheflow Governor Dayton has proclaimed April 26, 2013 as Arbor Day and May 2013 as Arbor Month. Each year, on the last Friday of April, and throughout the month of May, Minnesotans recognize the value of trees, forests and the natural resources they represent. Trees brighten the environment by moderating climate, improving air and water quality, conserving water […]
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